NYSE:BGG - Briggs & Stratton Stock Price, Price Target & More

Briggs & Stratton trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BGG."

Briggs & Stratton declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Briggs & Stratton's Dividend History.

Briggs & Stratton declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, April 25th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 5.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Briggs & Stratton Co. (NYSE:BGG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The industrial products company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.01. The industrial products company had revenue of $604 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $616.19 million. Briggs & Stratton had a net margin of 1.09% and a return on equity of 10.11%. Briggs & Stratton's revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.83 earnings per share. View Briggs & Stratton's Earnings History.

Briggs & Stratton is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 15th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Briggs & Stratton.

Briggs & Stratton updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.33-1.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.54. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.92 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.45-1.62.

4 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Briggs & Stratton's shares. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate Briggs & Stratton's stock price to reach $21.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 28.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Briggs & Stratton.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Briggs & Stratton in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News stories about BGG stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Briggs & Stratton earned a media sentiment score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.52 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Briggs & Stratton's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Foundry Partners LLC (0.55%), Salem Capital Management Inc. (0.48%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.14%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%), Jolley Asset Management LLC (0.03%) and Whittier Trust Co. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Briggs & Stratton stock include Andrea L Golvach, David J Rodgers, Frank M Jaehnert, Harold L Redman, Todd J Teske and William H Reitman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Briggs & Stratton.

BGG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Salem Capital Management Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Jolley Asset Management LLC, Foundry Partners LLC and Whittier Trust Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Briggs & Stratton.

Shares of BGG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BGG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.73.

Briggs & Stratton has a market capitalization of $756.03 million and generates $1.79 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $56.65 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.31 on an earnings per share basis. Briggs & Stratton employs 5,300 workers across the globe.

Briggs & Stratton's mailing address is 12301 WEST WIRTH STREET, WAUWATOSA WI, 53222. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 414-259-5333.